tk2kewl
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Jun-22-05 09:50 AM
Original message |
Killen didn't get a trial by a jury of his peers... |
|
according to his attorney.
What... the prosecutor kept throwing the guys with pointy hoods off the jury?
|
shraby
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Jun-22-05 09:51 AM
Response to Original message |
1. You got it. He wanted a jury of the KKK. |
SaveElmer
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Jun-22-05 09:59 AM
Response to Original message |
2. "Jury of peers" is not a guarantee |
|
That phrase appears nowhere in the Coonstitution.
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
|
bumblebee1
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Jun-22-05 11:52 AM
Response to Original message |
|
What peers would they be? Old dumb racists.
|
uppityperson
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Jun-22-05 01:22 PM
Response to Reply #3 |
4. That had been attacked by trees |
|
Don't forget the trees. Trees think slowly, but they think long and deep.
|
DU
AdBot (1000+ posts) |
Fri Apr 26th 2024, 11:51 AM
Response to Original message |